Locker for clothes and the like



Jan. 8, 1935. s. VAN WESTRUM. JR 1,987,542

LQCKER FOR CLOTHES AND THE LIKE Filed April 15, 1955 jaw/Jan Zemarfldaa .1 Home? Patented Jan. 8, 1935 3: v

lJNlTED-J STATES PATENT OFFICE Leonard Schade Van Westrurn. Jr., The Hague, 5 6

Netherlands Application April 15, 1933, Serial No. 666,341 I 7 In Germany November 15, 1932.:

8 Claims. (Cl. 211- 8) Thisinvention relatesto an automatic self- 'In theembodiment of my invention according cashing burglarpro'of checking apparatus for to Figs. 1 to 3, a base plate a or the like may be clothes and the'like, more particularly to such an hung on the [wall orother support; this plate apparatus consisting of several locking members carries on top the box 1) which contains the 5 forthe articles to be checked, such as coat, hat, automatic cashierwi th coin examinernot 55 shoes, stick or umbrella, etc., whereby all memshown the lock 0 for the door and the locker bers are operated from one single shaft. lock-"d and also the main'operating'shaft e. The Anobject of this invention resides in the probox f for the coins is'disposed underneath the vision of an apparatus for checking and lock' operating-box b which need not be opened when 10 ing -clothes and the like which is absolutely taking out the receipted money. The operating 10a burglarproof and from which the checked ob-- shaft e is; manipulated 'by means of a lever g 'ect cannot be pulled out. which is pivoted to and on the lower side of the =An object of thisinvention resides in the probox b'an'd whichis operatively connected to the vision of an apparatus for checking and locking shaft 2 by means of the links 71. and 2'. The han- 15, clothes'and the like where the clothesare not dle of the operating lever g points outwards to hung on their hangers, which may easily be out, prevent contact with the hat checked under but are held between paws from which they can neath between the memberst and 1'. only be withdrawn by cutting "and ruining the v By link Icand lever the main shaft e is conclothes. nectedit'o thefstraight rail Z which extends be- 20-- object of myinvention resides in the proyond and 'below the box b. The-rail Z operates 20 visionof-a new locker for clothes and the like, all moving" parts of "the checking and locking the "lock of which isalways easily accessible an apparatus. -These'details are shown on Fig. 8. can not be covered by the clothes- To'the main operating shaft an'arm m is rigidly An object of my invention resides in-the proconnected.- In its'course a spring 71. is provided vision of a self -cashing' locker for clothes and which. is mountedtc the base plate a. This 25 the'like being of suchdesign as to require very spring is operatively in contact with a double little space and to permit the installation of a lever 0-16. In relievedposition-the spring 12. plurality of independent lockers extremely close prevents" the lever arm p from swinging downto one another. l ward. 'When the spring n is compressed by the 80 A further object of this invention resides in the arm m, the lever o-p .which is normally held in 30. provision of-an open locker for checking clothes posi i n a w y: member not shown is and the like having only one common member to turiied i clockwise cti by this member bemanipulated for looking all objects checked Whlch Operate; througljl' the l k 100k by th same-locker; 1 The arm ojlays itselfagalnst the catch 23 of Further and other objects of the present inthereby keapmg and 35 vention 'will be hereinafter set forth in the, 8.0-; lockmtg g g i g g g and g It the Y v opera in 'a -cas mg mec amsm may .m .spec1fi??t1on 9" be interposed between thellocker lock d andthe in the. drawing which, by way. of illustration, membr thisseif cashm h howswhat I now consider to be a preferred eme 1 7 g i s i preventing operatlon of lock d unless a coin is 40 bQdmlent tile-mven'imni inserted, ymani'pmating the lock 0? again, the ltlrthe 'dra'wmgz lever'p' is turned upward assisted by the tension 1 1S V1ew Of a preferred embodl' of spring 22, the arm mis free and can be turned me t. fz y. lnventlonupward by operatingthehandle g in a counter- 2 i a side View of an apparatus accord: clockwise direction. The spring n 'lays itself 4 ing to m nve t o p po nagain againSVth-leV er 0, thereby locking the Fi 3 s a s d v w of an appa s a din apparatus i open position, i. e., in a position to my invention inclosed position andwith a where the clothes can be removed or inserted. At closable box attached which is not shown in the same time the mechanism not shown but Figs. 1 and 2. connected to double-levero e-p takes care that 50 Fig. 4 is aside view of a modification of an apthe'key for operating the locker lock d. cannot paratus according to my invention. bewithdrawnfrom this lock-until the lever g is Figs. 5, Sand 7 show .several modifications of a pulled down again. and-another coin is inserted. detail of my invention. The self-. cashingmechanism which is not -.Fig. 8v shows other detailsof my invention. shown thus prevents locking the apparatus and 5 taking out the key unless the correct coin is inserted.

Below the coin box I, the locking members for hat, coat stick or umbrella, and containers for shoes etc. are provided. The locking device for the hat consists of three parts: the arm 1' which is rigidly connected to the main rail Z and the immovable arm s mounted: to the base plate a. V The arm s may be provided with an eye 21 through which the main rail Z can move up and down. In

between the arms 1' and s a swinging arm t is.

pivoted to the rail I, which armserves as a. rest for the brim of the hat. The arms 1', s and/or t are provided with felt, plush, bristles, rubber pads or the like where they come into contact with parts of the hat to prevent spoiling of. the batmanterial and to increase the frictiom between: the arms and the hat and to prevent pulling out of the hat or object held between the arms.

The locker forthe. coat consists. of two. parts: the arm 10 is rigidly connected to the rail Z and carries the paws 'v at its end. The inside of. the paws v'is covered with felt. or the like and is provided with arubber roll: w. The stationary, part of the coat. locker is positioned below thepaw o. It is mounted. to an angle-support :2, through which the rail Z slides, and consistsof a counterpaw 11 which. rests on=a bent plate spring 2, (Fig. 2); Paw y is rigidly connected to the springa, the latter being mountedto the support :0.

Close to the lever end ofthe rail Z, a spring clamp 2 isprovided for. the stick or umbrella; below the clamp 2. arev two halfmoon like brackets 3 which arepart of double levers 4-5 and pivoted to'the baseplate a. Thelower arms 5 of the doulble levers 4- 5 are operated by the lower end of the rail-1.. v e i In the embodimentof my invention according to Fig. 3, a container 6 is: provided which may rest on the-ground and hasea lid 7. This container can be used forchecking shoesetc. The con.- tainer 6 is also closed and. locked by the rai l- 1,

Figs. 1 and 2 show the apparatus in rest. position; Operating lever g is moved upward and the bracket or clamp. for the coat, hat and stick are open; the key for locking the lock dandthe checking apparatus can not'be pulled out. First, the stick or umbrella is inserted into clamps 2, then the. coat is. hung. over. the paw y by its collar, last the hat is put on the swinging arm t. Thenthe operating lever. is pulled downward as shown on Fig. 3. The rail 1 which is pushed down when lever g is pulled closes all clamps, whereby hat, coat, stick and container are alllocked up. The swinging arm t ofthe hat clamp: abuts against the rest arm 8" and is fixed by the further movement of the arm 7" which is pressed against the swinging arm t. By this operation, the hat brim is. clamped sofast that the hat can not be withdrawn. .Due to the resiliency of the support 11, even thin coats,. such as silk raincoats, cannot possibly be. withdrawn frdmtheclbsedlocker. If one pulls on the coat on the bracket, the support cushion y-swings in the direction. of the pull as indicated by the dotted line on 5-- and the coat is only clamped more tightly. The. rubber roll win the paw vprevents excessive pressing of the clamped coat.

In container 6, shoesand. other articles maybe checked. The r-ail: Z'places cover 7 onto container 6, thereby locking the container.

, After insertion of the coin, the apparatus is locked by locking-the-lock d; and the key can be withdrawn. The articles are then checked in a burglarproof manner.

In the embodiment of my invention according to Fig. 5, the ends 8 of the paw y are loosely pushed into the casing 9 but can not be withdrawn from the latter.

In the embodiment of my invention according to Fig. 6, the part y is replacedrbytwo swinging members; 11 which revolve around; the bolts 10. Their extreme ends are rounded and match the hollow shell like parts of the paw v.

The embodiment according to Fig. '7 shows how the coat-support y may be resiliently mounted on springs 12 which,.in. turn, are mounted to the stationary support :0.

The embodiment of my invention according to Fig. 4 differs from. that according to Figs. 1 to 3 in that the bracket arrangement for holding the hat only consists of two parts, whereas in the design as per Figs. 1 to 3 it consists of three parts. The swinging, arm-.t is omitted, and arms serves as support .for the hat. The support 13 for.- the upper coat clamping paw-iris rigidly connected to they arm r for the hat. The movable. parts of the hatand coat locker are combined in: one common member. Instead of the operating lever at the side of the boxb as per Figs. 1. to 3,.av U- shaped. member is provided on top of the box. b. This has the advantage that thesides of the ap: paratus are. free and it. can be placed very-close to the next locker.

The box 67 may ,alsobe placed above the brackets for stick or umbrella; it may contain another small container for. pocketbooks, jewelry and othervaluables and may be arranged to be individually locked.

While. I believe the above described embodiments of my invention. are preferred embodiments, I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exactdetails of process;.desi'gn and construction. shown and described, for: obvious modifications. will occur to a person skilled in the art.-.

WhatIclaimis: r r

r 1'. A. selflockingi burglarproof apparatus tor checking-.- clothes consisting of a plurality of movable members. for holding the. individual clothes; a vbox containing. a: selfiocking mechanism, an operating shaft within said box, a rail extending downwards from ,saidbox, saidi rail being operatively connected to, all: of said movable members and also to-said operating shaft, an arm rigidly connected to. said operating; shaft, a compressible spring member and a locking lever within. said box, s aid..spring.member, when in a non-compressed state, operatively engaging. said locking lever ane; holding it in position, said arm engaging and compressing said spring member upon operation" ofsaid" operating shaft and thereby liberating said locking lever.

2. A selflocking bur'glarproof apparatus for checking hats and clothes consisting'of a locking mechanism, ran operating rail extending downwards from said locking mechanism, a base, and a: member rigidly connected to saidoperating rail, a member pivoted; to. said operating rail; and a rest arm: connected. to said. base and serving. as a rest for-.asaid pivotallyzconnected member, said rigid-ly'connected member and said pivotally connected member in cooperation adapted to hold and lockahat in.- between said members:

3. A selflocking. burglarproof. apparatus. for checking hats=and "clothes consisting of a locking mechanism, an operating rail extending downwardsfrom said locking mechanism, release, and

a member rigidly connected to said operating rail and having a shell shaped part internally provided with cushioning material, and a support member rigidly mounted to said base, both members adapted to hold a coat collar in between said members, said support member having yielding resilient provisions for resiliently and yieldingly pressing the coat collar against said member connected to said operating rail, said yielding resilient provisions allowing a sideward movement.

4. A selflocking burglarproof apparatus for checking hats and clothes consisting of a locking mechanism, an operating rail extending downwards from said locking mechanism, a base, and a member rigidly connected to said operating rail, and having a shell shaped paw internally provided with cushioning provisions, and a support member rigidly mounted to said base, both members adapted to hold a coat collar in between them, said support member having movable provisions exerting a key action upon said coat collar and said shell shaped paw when said coat is pulled on.

5. A selflocking burglarproof apparatus for checking hats and clothes consisting of a locking mechanism, an operating rail extending downwards from said locking mechanism, a base, and a member rigidly connected to said operating rail and having a shell shaped paw internally provided with cushioning material, and a resilient buffer, and a support member rigidly mounted to said base, both members adapted to hold a coat collar in between said members, said support member having spring provisions for yieldingly and resiliently pressing the coat collar against said member connected to said operating rail, said spring provisions allowing a sideward movement.

6. A selflocking burglarproof apparatus for checking hats, coats and umbrellas consisting of a locking mechanism, an operating rail extending downwards from said locking mechanism, a base, and a member rigidly connected to said operating rail, and a rest arm connected to said base, said arm adapted to hold the hat and said member adapted to press the hat against said rest arm, and an extension on said member, and a support for a coat, said support being rigidly mounted on said base, said extension cooperating with said support upon operation of said operating rail and locking'the coat between said extension and said support.

7. A self-locking burglar-proof apparatus for checking clothes and other objects consisting of an operating and a locking mechanism, an operating rail extending from said operating mechanism, stationary and movable individual members for holding the individual clothes and other objects, said rail being operatively connected to all of said movable members, said operating and looking mechanism being freely accessible at all operating conditions and located above all of said individual members and an entirely selfcontained casing independent from all of said members and entirely enclosing said operating and locking mechanism.

8. A self-locking burglar-proof apparatus for checking clothes consisting of a locking mechanism, an operating rail extending downwards from said locking mechanism, stationary and movable individual members for individually holding a hat, a coat, a stick or umbrella, and a base plate, said stationary members being mounted on said base plate and including a container for shoes and the like, and said movable members being mounted on said operating rail and including a cover for said container.

LEONARD SCHADE VAN WESTRUM, JR. 

